National Consultant: National Coordinator for National Micronutrient Survey 2025, Kathmandu, Nepal (Only for Nepalese Nationals)
Kathmandu
- Organization: UNICEF - United Nations Children’s Fund
- Location: Kathmandu
- Grade: Consultancy - Consultant - Contractors Agreement
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Occupational Groups:
- Statistics
- Managerial positions
- Closing Date: Closed
UNICEF Nepal Country Office is looking for committed professional and expert to provide technical support, coordination, and communication with the different stakeholders of the National Micronutrient Survey (NMS) 2025 and to facilitate during the survey implementation. The consultant will be engaged for 12 months and will be based in Family Welfare Division/Department of Health Services/MoHP, Kathmandu.
UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.
Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.
And we never give up.
For every child, result
How can you make a difference?
Duration of Contract: The total duration of the contract is for 12 months.
Duty Station: The consultant will be based in Family Welfare Division/Department of Health Services/MoHP, Kathmandu
Deliverables:
Tasks | Deliverables | Timeline | Proposed Fee |
Carry out desk review of national and international Micronutrient surveys.
Prepare inception report.
Finalize ethical approval submission
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31 October 2024 | |
Prepare report template for National Micronutrient Survey 2025
Finalize concept note on National Micronutrient Survey 2025
Prepare, finalize, and share meeting minutes.
Technical support for making sure Logistic Management Division (LMD) provided space for NMS logistics.
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31 January 2025 | |
Technical support to Nepal Public Health Laboratory for cold chain and testing of Biomarkers.
Mapping out the Labs national and international to carry out tests in coordination with UNICEF and CDC
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30 April 2025 | |
Prepares supervision/monitoring plan and supervision/ monitoring checklist to ensure that quality data are being collected and the survey is implemented smoothly.
Prepare presentations, monitoring reports, and other day-to-day activities as directed by the Nutrition Chief/ Family Welfare Division, MoHP
Coordinates and communicates with the relevant government and non-government partners like National Public Health Laboratory, Nepal Health Research Council (NHRC), Provincial Health Service Directorate, District Health/ Public Health Offices and Nepal Statistics Office (NSO) to ensure the availability of ward level population statistic and ward level boundary map to identify clusters and samples for the survey.
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31 July 2025 |
To qualify as an advocate for every child the consultant will have…
Academic Qualification:
- Advanced University Degree in Public Health, Nutrition, or related fields.
Work Experience:
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At least 5 years of experience in large scale survey like NMICS, NDHS and National Micronutrient Status Survey etc.
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Proven track record of good coordination with Logistic Management Division, National Public Health Laboratory and Family Welfare Division
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Experience in coordination, planning with GoN, Development Partners, and other relevant stakeholders
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Previous work experience with UN or UN supported project and survey sectors is an asset.Special skills and/or knowledge required:
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Good knowledge of study methodologies (both quantitative and qualitative) and demonstrated ability in the use of qualitative data analysis.Good knowledge of digital data collection systems and digital data management system
For every Child, you demonstrate…
UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS).
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UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.
UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment.
UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.
Remarks:
Request to submit financial proposal (Nepalese currency) based on the deliverables for this assignment.
Female candidates and candidates from the under-represented ethnic groups are strongly encouraged to apply.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws.
The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.